The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

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4 mulch y any loose substance
spread over the surface Of the soil bus
not incorporated into that portion Of i
where the roots Of plants extend. Is
may be grasA old hay. straw. sawdust
spent tanbark. forest leaves. corn
stalks peat, gravel. sand. coal SCREEN
ings or farm-yard manure. IL may u
fact b. the upper layer Of the soil. that
Il kept from the part in which roots
extend By frequent soaking. or BY dis
tributing Il in any manner % that
plants will not grow on It. Trees
growing In forest or In other shell
tered places afford material for mulch.
ing the soil in the form Of leaves small
decaying branches and leaves. Most
kinds Of bushes. tall grasses and clover
also furnish material for mulching tho
ground where they grow. IL y likely
that the idea Of forming IN artificial
( mulch was hint from nature. Mulch
ing il practiced much more than Il Wa
few years ago. and II ID likely that it
will receive much more attention than
il does ct present In : climate -
variable Is ours . mulch is Of value TO
plants in the winter - during the sum
mer. 1t has been found to be valuable
in the flower and vegetable garden -
in the orchard. vineyard and held.
At first q mulch was only used over
the roots Of small and ncwly-set Trees
bushes and grape-vines; now y sP-
piled to fields where fall-sown grains
are raised. During hot ana dry sum-
mers mulch has been empioyed 70
excellent advantage on ground devot-
ed to potatoes Not Few marker gar
dcners use mats. . sort OF movable
mulch, for laying over plant-ocds as
night, some being taken up every
morning. Many have found that .
mulch is desirable for fruit trees ana
bushes that produce berries ID a.
stages OF their growth lt mas Also
! been ascertained that . mulch = n'gn'
~ beneficial to bearing graPe-vines'
What Is known - manureai muicn
is prepared Tor grape-vines. fruit tree.
: and bushes that produce MOWERS ano
:. berries. II generally consists q coarse
/. manure. that i not rank IKE noe
: dung. II serves the purpose o! : mo
! chanical mulch the FIRST season IT'S sp
: piled. but during this time u ierment'
! and rots. and BY 50 doing becomes
. most excellent fertilizer.
! A scientific authority on the use Of
mulch gives them - follows; Conser
walton Of the food. water and heat Q
|, the ground. and consequent safeguard
!. ing Il against the extremes OF cold an
drought The most perfunctory o.
:, server Of the sun. frost wind or air \
! motion in direct contact with the SUI
: face filth Of the soil can not fail
:, have noticed how rapidly food an
water and heat are dissipated ~ tn
action Of the sun, air and wind on "a
!, surface. Each thirsty sunbeam. ever
i molecule Of air and every frost lcosen'
u liberates. steals something from q
q surface. Now. just g ciething' e
= pecially wooden fabrics. conserves q
~
IL warmth Of our bodies 90 does Inc m
N chanical texture OF surface mu'chs
- conserve the heat and moisture -
- food Of the ground Inc mulch pen
4, trable to the warmth OF the sunsnii
would prove no barrier 70 the iree Pa
- sage and copious loss q vaPor
- food. Hence i follow that the gre
~ use Of the mechanical mu'cnes = %
IN they tend to strike . mean between 2
- tremes Of temperature ana P'etno
10 or scarcity OF food and water. -
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Al winter and cooler ~ SUNNI: =:
Il. and help 20 supply mem ~
no abundant daily supp',ss !" 49,. 49, q
les water without. suDlecung 'n e,.,s =
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cir They even 90 more 'nsn '''s. Z.
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Of : water famine 80,
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